CROCKED DALLY IS FACING TOUR KO.ENGLAND captain For information about the captains of England sports teams see the articles on the sports team in question. For example:
He has been told that unless he rests completely, the problem could become chronic and require an operation that might put him out of the World Cup in 18 months. And forwards coach John Mitchell is so depressed at the prospect of more players dropping out that he may decide not to go either. Dallaglio is so passionate about his job as England captain he refuses to take the decision himself. Instead, he wants national coach Clive Woodward Sir Clive Ronald Woodward, CBE (born 6 January 1956 at Ely in Cambridgeshire) is a former English rugby union international who was the coach of the England rugby union team from 1997 to 2004. Woodward managed the England side to victory at the 2003 Rugby World Cup. to make a ruling. Said Dallaglio: "I have made myself available for the tour because I would dearly love to go and captain the side out there. But I have made Clive aware there is a problem caused by tackling. It has to be absolutely spot-on and some of the tackling going on in this country now is as ferocious as you will see in any part of the world. "You can see from my recent performances that I have just got by which is not enough for me. "If I was playing for Bath or Leicester with little else to achieve I would rest until the end of the season. "But we still have a relegation RELEGATION, civil law. Among the Romans relegation was a banishment to a certain place, and consequently was an interdiction of all places except the one designated. 2. It differed from deportation. (q.v.) Relegation and deportation agree u these particulars: 1. fight and a cup final against Saracens before I even think about the summer tour." Mike Catt Michael John Catt MBE (born 17 September 1971) is a South African-born English rugby union footballer who plays for London Irish, having previously played for Bath. Born in Port Elizabeth, South Africa, Catt's mother was English, and as a student he toured England. and Tony Underwood Tony Underwood (born 17 February 1969 in Ipoh, Malaysia) is a former English rugby union footballer who played as a wing three-quarter back. He is of Chinese-English parentage. His rugby talent was first nurtured at Barnard Castle School. have already dropped out through injury while reserve hooker Dorian West broke his jaw at Leicester on Saturday and has virtually no chance. Mitchell, the Kiwi who turned England's pack into a Mean Machine, admits: "New Zealand New Zealand (zē`lənd), island country (2005 est. pop. 4,035,000), 104,454 sq mi (270,534 sq km), in the S Pacific Ocean, over 1,000 mi (1,600 km) SE of Australia. The capital is Wellington; the largest city and leading port is Auckland. is not the place to take a development team. We have to be at full strength. "If it means you are going to be banging your head against a brick wall you have to consider your priorities." Martin Johnson led the Lions to glory in South Africa but he too has been told he needs another operation on an injured groin, while Jason Leonard is struggling to hold his place. Former England skipper Phil de Glanville Philip Ranulph de Glanville (born on October 1 1968 in Loughborough) is a former English rugby union player who played at centre for Bath and England. Rugby career was ready to drop out for domestic reasons but may be persuaded to tour if appointed captain. Despite all his problems, Dallaglio was leading from the front yesterday as the Wasps edged away from relegation trouble. After their stunning midweek win against leaders Newcastle, Wasps continued their impressive recent form by outscoring Northampton by four tries to two. And Dallaglio was one of Wasps scorers. The 31-15 home win means that Wasps jumped over Harlequins into ninth place. PREMIERSHIP P W D L F A Pt Newcastle 19 16 0 3 554 342 32 Saracens 19 15 1 3 484 329 31 Bath 18 11 0 7 494 399 22 Leicester 18 10 2 6 457 364 22 Richmond 20 10 0 10 516 442 20 Sale 19 9 2 8 528 468 20 Gloucester 20 9 1 10 457 487 19 Northampton 18 8 1 9 416 360 17 Wasps 19 7 1 11 427 514 15 Harlequins 19 7 0 12 444 554 14 London Irish 19 6 0 13 417 569 12 Bristol 20 2 0 18 307 673 4 |
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